Ms. Narges Mohammadi - Detention of Human Rights Defender

2016-09-07T15:11:00+01:00

The Law Society of England and Wales is greatly concerned by the reports that Ms. Narges Mohammadi, a well-known human rights defender in Iran and Deputy Director of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), was sentenced to a further prison term of 16 years on 18 May 2016, which is to be served at Evin prison.

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